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Span Arts is delighted to announce that The Festival Players Theatre Company returns to the enchanting setting of Lampeter House, to celebrate another year of outdoor Shakespeare.

 

Span Arts bring BBC Radio 4 Gardeners' Question Time to Narberth for the very first time on Tuesday the 28th of June 2022.

 

Find out more about this winter's Theatr Soffa performances!

 

A radio ballad, an extended sound piece weaving together oral speech, ambient sound, traditional songs and newly created music and lyrics was created from the rich and deep material recorded.

 

A radio ballad, an extended sound piece weaving together oral speech, ambient sound, traditional songs and newly created music and lyrics was created from the rich and deep material recorded.

 

An hour-long online bilingual radio programme will be launched at Tafarn Sinc on the 6th November.   

 

The project Cân y Ffordd Euraidd is inviting singers to join a ‘scratch’ choir or Cor Unnos to sing and record a version of the song Y Tangnefeddwyr

 

The staff and board are very excited to welcome Bethan Touhig Gamble as the new Director for Span Arts!

 

Indulge your imaginations and get your family working together to solve a mystery in the great outdoors!

 

After missing a year, Span Arts is delighted to announce that The Festival Players Theatre Company returns to the enchanting setting of Lampeter House, to celebrate another year of Outdoor Shakespeare

 

Cân Sing, Span’s fortnightly singing workshop for all singing abilities is looking for a new singing leader.

 

We are inviting West Wales based artists, musicians, creative practitioners and or collectives to create new work for our Summer project.

 

We would like to know what you think the future of Span Arts should look like. Help us by completing our short questionnaire.

 

Help guide and support our leadership team through recovery and reopening and help to shape a viable post-covid arts offer for Pembrokeshire

 

We are inviting Wales based sound/music/radio producers to work on a co-created bilingual radio ballad Cân y Ffordd Euraidd / The Song of the Golden Road

 

We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in the second round of Arts Council Wales recovery fund.

 

The banner created by SPAN Arts for the mass participation artwork PROCESSIONS will be displayed in a new exhibition at London Scottish House in Westminster.

 

A fantastic opportunity to work alongside professional artists in a series of art master classes.

 

SPAN has established a new Arts and Health network for Pembrokeshire to build on the growing body of evidence that shows that the arts can play a vital role in transforming communities, tackling loneliness and isolation and improving health and wellbeing.

 

An uplifting biennial celebration of voice.

 

In February 2020, SPAN brought people of all ages together to sing. Featuring Côr Pawb, Everybody's Choir and Narberth A Cappella Youth Group, they raised their voices in union across Pembrokeshire as part of Narberth A Cappella Voice Festival 2020.

 

As a consequence of the Covid-19 Virus pandemic, the Span Arts building in Narberth remains closed to the public for the foreseeable future. Span Arts however remain active and busy online, and our team continue to work from home. We are proud to have been able to continue to provide a full and diverse programme of arts events and activities exclusively online since March 2020. And we are doing everything we can to return to live events and activities in a legal, safe and appropriate manner that considers staff, volunteers, audiences and artists alike when restrictions are lifted. We really hope to see you soon. In the meantime, please visit our COVID pages. Keep well and much love from Span Arts.

 

Gyfres wyth wythnos o Ganu Gwerin Gymraeg a Rhannu gyda’r canwr adnabyddus Jeremy Huw Williams.

 

Thank you for booking your Theatr Soffa seat for Span Arts production of Under Milk Wood in Lock Down! This rehearsed reading will go live at 8pm on 20th June 2020. The production features a community cast - a full cast list will be published here after the performance. The performance lasts c. 60 minutes and is rated PG. There will be no interval so get your refreshments ready! As a ticket holder we ask you politely not to share this link or to record the performance as it is broadcast. This is a live theatre event performed remotely. To view the production in full screen click on Under Milk Wood in the top left corner. We hope you enjoy the show! In the event of any technical difficulties. Please be patient and the stream will resume as soon as possible. If you have enjoyed this performance and would like to watch similar productions in the future please consider donating by clicking the link below: Donate here!

 

As part of National Volunteer Week, Span Arts would like to say a huge THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers, many of whom have been isolating alone for the last 10 weeks. Whilst on lockdown our volunteers have enjoyed getting together weekly for a new online Volunteer Skill Share programme. They have been sharing an incredibly array of skills from gardening to poetry, mindfulness to Welsh. What a talented bunch you are! SPAN Volunteer Nicola told us “Getting together digitally has been such a boost to my wellbeing and really made the shutdown more bearable. Being engaged with others sharing skills in an online environment was a 1st for me and helped me feel connected to others and less isolated and worried.” If you are feeling lonely, bored or frustrated or just want to be part of something friendly and creative then why don't you try one of our Skill Shares. Simply email Siobhan@span-arts.org.uk to find out more. Create and Connect Film As part of National Volunteer’s

 

This May, to coincide with International Dylan Thomas Day, Span Arts Pembrokeshire’s much loved community arts organisation is embarking on an exciting new digital venture.  Calling on the many talents of their volunteers and the wider community we are working towards an online performance of Under Milk Wood through online video conferencing with the ambition to live stream to YouTube for digital theatre-goers to enjoy. The venture has come about through Span’s Digidol project which has been piloting ways in which digital technology can be used creatively to help with issues such as social well being and rural isolation.  The project could not be more timely given the continuing restrictions on our daily lives due to the Covid-19 pandemic as we continue to be advised to #StayAtHome. Whilst we may not be able to visit our favourite seaside places or go about our normal daily business we can still dream.  The play idea was born when the span team held their first video conferenc

 

Ym mis Mai, i gyd-fynd â Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Dylan Thomas, mae Celfyddydau Span mewn cydweithrediad a Menter Iaith Sir Benfro a Cered- Menter iaith Ceredigion yn cychwyn ar fenter ddigidol newydd gyffrous. Gan alw ar dalentau niferus cymunedau Gogledd Sir Benfro a De Sir Ceredigion maent wedi dechrau gweithio tuag at berfformiad ar-lein o Dan y Wenallt sef “Dan y Wenallt Dan Glo” trwy feddalwedd fideo-gynadledda ar-lein. Mae’r fenter wedi datblygu trwy brosiect Digidol Span sydd wedi bod yn treialu ffyrdd y gellir defnyddio technoleg ddigidol yn greadigol i helpu gyda materion fel lles cymdeithasol ac arwahanrwydd gwledig.  Ni allai'r prosiect fod yn fwy amserol o ystyried y cyfyngiadau parhaus ar ein bywydau oherwydd pandemig Covid-19 wrth i ni barhau i gael ein cynghori i #ArhosaGartref  Er efallai na fyddwn yn gallu mynd o gwmpas ein busnes beunyddiol arferol, gallwn ddal i freuddwydio.  Ac wrth feddwl am ba ddrama i drio perfformio o dan yr amgylchiadau yma roedd Dan y W

 

An online creative community for Pembrokeshire, built to showcase your creative ideas to help people feel better.

 

We may be self isolating but Span’s volunteers remain a vital and active part of the team at Span Arts. With regular on line volunteer meetings, we are organising volunteer led events that we hope to roll out to audiences soon via Span’s You Tube channel. Span volunteers have also put together a Skill Share programme to ensure we all remain connected, engaged and busy! Span’s work to connect rural communities through art and wellbeing has never been more important as so many of us are alone in our homes. If you would like to join the Span volunteering team – now is a great time. For more information on being a Span volunteer, email Siobhan@span-arts.org.uk Stay well and stay in touch!